(a) The draft-enhanced infrastructure financing plan shall be made available to the public and to each landowner within the area on a designated internet website and at a meeting held at least 30 days before the first public hearing. The purposes of the meeting shall be to allow the staff of the public financing authority to present the draft-enhanced infrastructure financing plan, answer questions about the enhanced infrastructure financing plan, and consider comments about the enhanced infrastructure financing plan. (b) (1) (A) The public financing authority shall consider adoption of the enhanced infrastructure financing plan at two public hearings that shall take place at least 30 days apart. (B) In addition to the notice given to landowners and affected taxing entities pursuant to Sections 53398.60 and 53398.61, the public financing authority shall post notice of each meeting or public hearing required by this section in an easily identifiable and accessible location on the enhanced infrastructure financing districtâs internet website and shall mail a written notice of the meeting or public hearing to each landowner, each resident, and each taxing entity at least 10 days before the meeting or public hearing. (2) At the first public hearing, the public financing authority shall consider any written and oral comments and take action to modify or reject the enhanced infrastructure financing plan. (3) If the enhanced infrastructure financing plan is not rejected at the first public hearing, then the public financing authority shall conduct a protest proceeding at the second public hearing to consider whether the landowners and residents within the enhanced infrastructure financing plan area wish to present oral or written protests against the adoption of the enhanced infrastructure financing plan. (c) (1) The notices required in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) shall do all of the following, as applicable: (A) Describe specifically the boundaries of the proposed area. (B) Describe the purpose of the enhanced infrastructure financing plan. (C) State the day, hour, and place when and where any and all persons having any comments on the proposed enhanced infrastructure financing plan may appear to provide written or oral comments to the enhanced infrastructure financing district. (D) Notice of the first public hearing shall include a summary of the enhanced infrastructure financing plan and shall identify a location accessible to the public where the enhanced infrastructure financing plan proposed to be presented at the first public hearing can be reviewed. (E) Notice of the second public hearing to consider any written or oral protests shall contain a copy of the enhanced infrastructure financing plan, and shall inform the landowner and resident of their right to submit an oral or written protest before the close of the public hearing. The protest may state that the landowner or resident objects to the public financing authority taking action to implement the enhanced infrastructure financing plan. (2) At the second public hearing, the public financing authority shall consider all written and oral protests received before the close of the public hearing along with the recommendations, if any, of affected taxing entities, and shall terminate the proceedings or adopt the enhanced infrastructure financing plan subject to confirmation by the voters at an election called for that purpose. The public financing authority shall terminate the proceedings if there is a majority protest. A majority protest exists if protests have been filed representing over 50 percent of the combined number of landowners and residents in the area who are at least 18 years of age. An election shall be called if between 25 percent and 50 percent of the combined number of landowners and residents in the area who are at least 18 years of age file a protest. (d) An election required pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) shall be h
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